Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It. Photograph: Mike Hogan/BBC

Armando Iannucci's part-improvised political comedy about the inner workings of new(ish) Labour, The Thick of It, returns to TV next week – this time with a proper run of eight episodes and a prime-time Saturday night slot on BBC2.

The new series begins on the day of a cabinet reshuffle and a new minister for the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship in the form of Nicola Murray (played by queen of twisted middle-class women Rebecca Front) a back-bencher so low down the pecking order her appointment is likened to a dinner lady presenting the 10th series of The Big Breakfast.

The best reason to tune in though is to witness the further adventures of Malcolm Tucker, Peter Capaldi's lethal Scottish enforcer of number 10's wishes, or as Murray describes him "the PM's all-swearing eye". With Tucker, The Thick of It has taken profanity, the liberal use of the word cock and the fine art of the soul-puncturing put-down to a new high.

So here are our 10 favourite Tucker quotes from the first series and the two spin-off specials (both of which are being repeated next week). Did we miss any pearls of Tucker wisdom? Feel free to share them below.